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LOT 0116
Greek Silver Tetradrachm of Athens in Gold Pendant
CIRCA 454-404 B.C.
1 3/8 in. (24.36 grams, 37 mm).
Obv: head of Athena with profile eye to right, wearing disc earring, pearl necklace and a crested Attic helmet adorned with three olive leaves and a pi-style palmette. Rev: ΑΘΕ, owl standing to right, head facing the viewer, olive sprig with berry and crescent moon in upper left field, all within incuse square. Kroll 8; Dewing 1591-8; SNG Copenhagen 31; HGC 4, 1597; the coin enclosed inside a modern gold medallion pendant stamped '750' with double border.
ProvenanceRoma Numismatics, E-LIVE Auction 4, 29 November 2018, no.155.
Private collection of Mr K.A., France.
with Kallos Gallery, London.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no. 13024-246751.
Cf. Kroll, J.H., ‘Athenian Tetradrachm Coinage of the First Half of the Fourth Century BC’ in RBN clvii, (2011), pp.3-26 pls.Iff.
FootnotesThe Athenian components of several of the hoards in which these tetradrachms were found, together with other published and unpublished tetradrachms, make it clear that this coinage of c.400/390 to 353 was not only substantial, but was one of the most prolific Greek coinages of the period.
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LOT 0116
Greek Silver Tetradrachm of Athens in Gold Pendant
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
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Etruscan Carnelian Scarab of a Fletcher in Gold Ring
4th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
With carapace detailing and intaglio of a crouching male carving an arrow; set into a later gold swivel ring. 4.24 grams, 27.12 mm overall, 18.38 x 18.49 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the English art market. -
Large Greek Terracotta Oinochoe with Swastikas
Geometric, 8th century B.C.Estimate: £3,500 - 5,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,800
With flared mouth, wide neck, bulbous body and ring foot, painted in brown and red matte glaze; geometric pattern spread over several registers separated by bundles of encircling stripes, triangles with hatching inside them, neck with metopes containing swastikas, rosettes and rhombuses with a band of rhombuses beneath; the shoulder with five line friezes arranged one above the other; the body decorated with meander and a band of rhombuses and triangles with hatching below, a broad black stripe (in places reddish as a result of misfiring) to the lower part; transition to the ring foot and ring foot painted black; wide strap handle attached to the shoulder and painted on the outside with a wavy line framed by dots, edge stripes and three small stars, the connecting bar patterned with stripes; museum-quality restoration. 2.04 kg, 35.5 cm
Ex Madame P., Paris. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12460-228686.
Vessels of the Geometric Period (900-700 BCE) are easily recognisable by their abstract decorative designs, which had their origin in woven textiles and baskets. While early period pottery typically has sparse geometric motifs on a black background, the amount of the decoration increased progressively to the point that objects from the late Geometric period are often entirely covered - in this example, even the strap handle. -
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Greek Attic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment Depicting a Lyre Player
Early 5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Irregular fragment depicting a draped figure playing a lyre, possibly Apollo; meander line to the reverse. 7.25 grams, 42 mm
From the stock of a former UK antiquarian, acquired at trade fairs and from private collection formed in the 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Europe.
